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by dontJudge 9y ago
Net bad. Too many degrees reduce their value in the market with poor job prospects. The extra years of education does not create an enlightened utopia.
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by dontJudge 9y ago
I love books in markdown. I can read it with emacs, and automatically ferry the code snippets to a javascript buffer. I wish more authors would publish the markdown or asciidoc. I'd pay for it.
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by dontJudge 9y ago
Lot's of books throw recursion at beginners and expect them to understand it as intuitively they would a loop. But it's not intuitive at all (at least it wasn't for me). I like the book "The Little Schemer" to learn
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by dontJudge 9y ago
about:newtab
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by dontJudge 10y ago
They are probably following a process on autopilot. Maybe just being extra safe, covering all their bases. Just ignore it until they offer money for your supposed IP.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
Reading a book is a recipe for procrastination. I just don't have the willpower to read upfront. Build an easy 2 hour project in the technology. Like a basic bug tracker. Dive in knowing nothing , no learning first. Consult google as
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by dontJudge 10y ago
College bubble will pop. Prices have been sustained longer than normal due to special laws for school debt. But even with the extra protection of wage garnishments and no bankruptcy option, it cannot keep going up. People are starting to
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by dontJudge 10y ago
> I also work remotely (1 of 5), and though the company constantly says this makes no difference, I am not so sure This is probably it.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
As long as heat/cooling/power is an issue, the desktop is relevant. The desktop is far superior for cooling with fans, adding accessories, cannibalizing parts, upgrades, graphics cards, etc. With a desktop you don't need to c
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by dontJudge 10y ago
reddit, craigslist.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
This article is good to get an idea what lisp is all about. http://www.defmacro.org/ramblings/lisp.html It compares lisp to XML. In that you are programming in a tree. Other languages must be parsed into a tree by the
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by dontJudge 10y ago
Compare: pay + benefits - cost-of-living Even if your biases about each company are generally accurate, they may not be accurate for the wing of the company you will work in. I'd give priority to your personal wealth.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
> just doesn't sit well with me. Your point of concern should be with management, not the developer. But you only talk about the developer?
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by dontJudge 10y ago
They are wishing everyone a non-offensive, culturally nuetral Kwanzchristmachaunika. Duh!
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by dontJudge 10y ago
I feel like the author hasn't experienced the part after the ellipses. Where he discovers all his thoughts are recorded even outside of facebook.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
> have some sort of mental disorder. I'd step off that high horse. I bet you use a credit card on the regular. All your purchases permanently recorded. And can be looked up on demand. I bet you talk on a phone everyday. Every convo
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by dontJudge 10y ago
Rockin' the desktop.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
Plug into your brain, so it looks more like reality.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
> disadvantage for not being on github ... mindshare seems to be Just have a mirror on github and they'll be none the wiser. Judging by how many people think linux is developed on github.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
> last release was from June 2015 ... no longer maintained Dude. I'm using software that hasn't been maintained since 1983. You're worried about 2015?
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by dontJudge 10y ago
Checks are not secure either with demand drafts. Sorry.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
This probably isn't cool, popular, or what you want to hear. But for client-side software, use the native GUI library for each platform. Write the core in C or C++. Abracadabra. It's cross platform, no issues, no bloat, no extra f
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by dontJudge 10y ago
It's an issue even with console gaming, where noisy fans, and fire risks on carpet floors hamstring advancement.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
With the move to mobile gaming, very possibly. Programmer convenience may not be as important as battery power.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
Yes, you're crazy. Keep your high paying job. Learn computer science on the side. The really interesting stuff usually requires deeper knowledge and skills. For problems worth solving, 15 years experience as a CRUD developer is no bett
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by dontJudge 10y ago
ditto. For a while google displayed real estate for sale on google maps. I can't quite put my finger on exactly why (maybe that it was google maps), but it was much more useful than the standard real-estate sites. Was sad to see it go.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
Countless solo-made phone apps, with decent sales. Sort of a like a return to the 1-man video game shop. And although you're talking about solo... There's was a 2-man dream team in the DC area. Not sure if they're still worki
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by dontJudge 10y ago
If you count a coffee spill as a "horror story" then you're doing pretty well so far on guests. I'm just a guest, not a host. No horror stories on my side. All the hosts have been awesome.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
luajit. Better than things like V8 javascript with millions in funding.
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by dontJudge 10y ago
Make the lower back more resistant to chronic injury. And maybe some sort of "steroid" release with no negative side effects. To improve regeneration. Steroids are a "Jesus" level miracle of medicine. They have literally

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